I always begin with the word RAISE using some of the five most common letters followed by the exact word that is todays correct answer so it was pure luck that that just happened to be todays correct answer. So every day I start with those two words utilising all the vowels from the second guess. From then I almost always get it right in five.
I always think if I get it quickly it is luck whereas if it takes me to last couple of lines than it's skill as I've had to use the clues about available letters.
I agree, Prudie, unless it's one of those words where one letter is interchangeable many times - such as least, feast, yeast, beast - then that is down to luck, too, even on the last go
Ken, I start with the same two words on Wordle, Quordle and Octordle. I have probably played hundreds of games and I'm still waiting for my first word to come up.
It will happen one day